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Scenes from the 60th Cinco de Mayo Parade in southwest Detroit, May 4, 2025.
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The Metro: Cinco de Mayo celebrates resilience

Cary Junior II, The Metro May 5, 2025

The Mexican Patriotic Committee of Metro Detroit hosted its 60th annual Cinco de Mayo Parade on Sunday. Cinco de Mayo...

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An Egyptian musician on "Cairo Street," at the World's Fair in Chicago, 1893.
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The Metro: Untold tales of Arab American life in metro Detroit

The Metro, Robyn Vincent April 21, 2025

Some of the first Arabs came to Detroit by way of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The fair recreated far...

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A view of Main Street South from Ann Street in Ann Arbor, 1861/1862.
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CuriosiD: How did Ann Arbor get its name?  

Amanda LeClaire March 21, 2025

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...

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WDET marks 75 years of broadcasting with audio history

Natalie Albrecht February 21, 2025

As WDET celebrated the end of its 75th year last Thursday, News Director Jerome Vaughn unveiled an audio history project...

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Three boys, identities unknown, pose in front of a five and dime store in Detroit’s Near East Side. The area includes the Brush Park, Paradise Valley, and Black Bottom neighborhoods, 1930s-1940s.
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The Metro: Black history is Detroit’s history

The Metro, Tia Graham, Trevor McConico February 19, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. It's Black History Month, and we want to recognize that Detroit...

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Exterior of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit
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The Metro: Black history is celebrated year round at the Charles H. Wright Museum 

The Metro, Cary Junior II, John Filbrandt February 4, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Charles Wright Museum of African-American History is one of the...

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Detroit Evening Report: State legislators introduce bills to require inclusive history lessons in schools

Sascha Raiyn November 27, 2024

Democratic state senators introduced two bills on Tuesday that would require Michigan schools to teach more inclusive history lessons.Subscribe to...

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Undead Halloween decoration
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The Metro: A spooky Halloween show with zombies, a haunted house and politics 

John Filbrandt October 31, 2024

George A. Romero’s 1968 film 'Night of the Living Dead' featured an invasion of ghouls – mindless cannibals, thriving off...

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Israeli soldiers move on the top of a tank near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, May 16, 2024.
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Long history between Israelis and Palestinians fueling a war without end, WSU professor says

Russ McNamara May 17, 2024

Soon after Hamas killed over 1,100 Israelis in their Oct. 7 terror attacks, Israel began bombing Gaza. The goal, according...

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Wayne State’s Department of Anthropology has been working with the nonprofit Project We Hope Dream & Believe (PWHDAB) since 2021 to restore the once-home of civil rights leader Malcolm X.
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The Metro: Malcolm X’s Inkster home receives Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation

The Metro May 13, 2024

Malcolm X is known for his activism for civil rights, including championing Black empowerment along with being a spokesman for...

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"Dearborn" by Ghassan Zeineddine.
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The Metro: Author highlights diversity, sense of community in Dearborn with book of short stories

The Metro May 6, 2024

The city of Dearborn — sandwiched between Detroit, Inkster and Downriver — is a major cultural hub for Arab Americans...

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Southwest Detroit’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival, “Fiesta Detroit,” is taking place Friday to Sunday, May 3-5, 2024.
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The Metro: Cinco de Mayo history and celebrations in Southwest Detroit

The Metro May 3, 2024

This Sunday is Cinco de Mayo, a day that commemorates a significant event in Mexican history. On May 5, 1862, the...

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